So the Broncos walk away with a third straight win, and rise to the top of the table pending the Bulldogs’ results tomorrow. The Tigers have been humbled a little here? And will need to bounce back against Newcastle next weekend.
Walsh finishes the night with a penalty goal from the sideline
Just in case it’s not a crazy enough game - Starford To'a is sin binned for a professional foul
Brendan Piakura is out cold. His head hit the hip of Alex Twal
Just shaves the inside of the left upright
To’a gets his double, with stand in five-eighth Adam Doueihi getting a one handed pass out to his centre for the try
A linebreak from Kobe Hetherington looked set to give Brisbane a shot at 50, but he choose to run away from his support before Reece Walsh made an error on the next play
No mistake
The Broncos are still rolling - a high Reece Walsh kick gets put down by Jahream Bula, with Jaiyden Hunt finding a way to offload the ball to Shibasaki for the try
Kotoni Staggs placed on report for a high tackle
Royce Hunt bounces out of the tackle of Reece Walsh and crashing over the line - however Fonua Pole is called out as giving him an illegal push and the Broncos get a penalty
The Tigers are challenging a knock on call - it is unsuccessful
No mistake
The Broncos are running away with it now, with Kotoni Staggs putting Selwyn Cobbo through the line who finds Walters backing up to put the Broncos in back to back once again
No mistake
It’s a double for Arthars but what a ball from Reece Walsh, who cuts out two players to put the ball right on his wingers chest
Ben Hunt looked set to put Jaiyden Hunt in to score, but the backrower drops the pass
Royce Hunt placed on report for a high tackle
Confirmed Category 1 for Latu Fainu. Adam Reynolds confirmed hamstring injury and will not return
This time there was no chance of the Tigers missing
The Tigers are right back in this one, with a surging run by Fainu obliterating Jack Gosiewski before finding the line
A good kick by Lachlan Galvin forces another dropout, which they recover via a knock on
Both teams are about to lose their starting halfbacks - Latu Fainu about to be taken off for what looks like a slam dunk category 1 HIA
Pause the celebrations on Reynolds - he’s gone off with a suspected hamstring issue
Converts his own try
ADAM REYNOLDS OR ALLAN LANGER? The veteran halfback pulls out the chip and chase and the Broncos go back to back
No mistake
It’s a big boy double in Brisbane! Cory Paix creates some space out of the ruck before hitting Willison on an angled run who proves too strong for Tony Sukkar
Ben Hunt starts the half with a a beautiful 40/20
Reynolds gives the Broncos the lead right on half time!
Nails it
THE BIGGEST DUMMY HALF YOU’LL EVER SEE!!! Willison steps out of acting half, gets over the top of Lachlan Galvin and Jack Bird and reaches out to plant the ball
It’s three kickers, and three misses for the Tigers
The Tigers continue to capitalise off pressure, with Latu Fainu and Jahream Bula combining to put To’a over after he beats Jesse Arthars and Ben Hunt
Lachlan Galvin forces another dropout. Tigers get it after a double knock on going short. Brendan Piakura has returned
Leaves it to the right
Let me try and break this try down for you. Lachlan Galvin forces a dropout, which Adam Reynolds puts deep trying to find the sideline. Jahream Bula picks it up, beats Jack Gosiewski in the middle of the field, and finds Turuva to score in the corner.
The Broncos believe they’ve scored through Ben Hunt, however Sunia Turuva has forced the ball out as he tries to ground it
Adam Doueihi makes an error trying to field an Adam Reynolds grubber and concedes a line dropout. They elect to go deep
Selwyn Cobbo has allowed the Broncos to survive on their goal line despite being down a man, forcing an error from Luke Laulilii
Brendan Piakura has been sin binned for a high tackle
Reece Walsh tries to throw an adventurous dummy half ball to Patrick Carrigan, but Alex Twal makes the intercept to bring the Tigers off their goal line
Koroisau hooks it too far left
Sustained pressure by the Tigers works, with a Lachlan Galvin grubber weighted perfectly for Laulilii to score.
The Broncos made a linebreak through Ben Hunt, but his pass is put down by Gehamat Shibasaki
Broncos are challenging an escort call on Patrick Carrigan. The challenge is successful and it will be a mutual infringement
Great goal line stand by the Broncos, with Gehamat Shibasaki taking Starford To'a over the sideline
Kotoni Staggs throws a pass over the head of Selwyn Cobbo, which goes out of play and gives the Tigers an attacking set
Bends it back through the post
The Broncos immediately capitalise on the mistake, with a Ben Hunt grubber sitting up perfectly for Arthars to grab his 6th try in 5 games
Poor error by Latu Fainu, who puts the kick into the Broncos in goal and gives away a 7 tackle set
Welcome to the final game of Super Saturday, as a banged-up Wests Tigers outfit travels to Brisbane to take on a Broncos side looking for their third straight win. Just one change for the Broncos, with Jordan Riki suspended. Brendan Piakura starts with Jaiyden Hunt providing back row depth from the interchange bench. The Tigers meanwhile have been forced into two changes, with Samuela Fainu injured and Jarome Luai suspended. As a result, Latu Fainu steps into the halfback role, while Jack Bird starts in the back row and Tony Sukkar joins the bench. Solomona Faatape has also been dropped, with Luke Laulilii replacing him on the wing.
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Liam Kennedy
Touch Judges: Michael Wise, Nick Pelgrave
Video Referee: Ashley Klein
BRISBANE BRONCOS (46)
Tries: Jesse Arthars (2), Adam Reynolds, Xavier Willison (2), Billy Walters, Gehamat Shibasaki
Two Point Field Goals: Adam Reynolds (1/1)
Conversions: Adam Reynolds (4/4), Reece Walsh (3/3)
Penalty Goals: Reece Walsh (1/1)
WESTS TIGERS (24)
Tries: Luke Laulilii, Sunia Turuva, Starford To'a (2), Sione Fainu
Conversions: Apisai Koroisau (2/3), Tallyn Da Silva (0/1), Adam Doueihi (0/1)